From 260bcb0176947ed84a41ff313d551d3c68fdd33e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pete LeVasseur <plevasseur@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 23:15:07 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix: include contents of Exceptions(s) in coding guidelines
 issue template into generated RST guideline

---
 generate_guideline_templates.py | 14 +++++++++++++-
 scripts/guideline_utils.py      |  7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/generate_guideline_templates.py b/generate_guideline_templates.py
index e1c2f101a..2b5e44cfc 100755
--- a/generate_guideline_templates.py
+++ b/generate_guideline_templates.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def guideline_rst_template(
     scope: str,
     tags: str,
     amplification: str,
+    exceptions: str,
     rationale: str,
     non_compliant_ex_prose: str,
     non_compliant_ex: str,
@@ -67,6 +68,16 @@ def norm(value: str) -> str:
 
     indented_compliant_ex = indent(compliant_example.strip(), " " * 13)
     indented_non_compliant_ex = indent(non_compliant_ex.strip(), " " * 13)
+
+    # Build the exception section only if exceptions content is provided
+    exception_section = ""
+    if exceptions and exceptions.strip():
+        exception_section = f"""
+    **Exception**
+
+    {exceptions.strip()}
+"""
+
     guideline_text = dedent(f"""
         .. guideline:: {guideline_title.strip()}
             :id: {guideline_id} 
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ def norm(value: str) -> str:
             :tags: {tags}
 
             {amplification.strip()}
-
+{exception_section}
             .. rationale:: 
                 :id: {rationale_id} 
                 :status: {norm(status)}
@@ -130,6 +141,7 @@ def generate_guideline_template():
         scope="",
         tags="",
         amplification="Description of the guideline goes here.",
+        exceptions="",
         rationale="Explanation of why this guideline is important.",
         non_compliant_ex_prose="Explanation of code example.",
         non_compliant_ex=""" fn example_function() {\n          // Non-compliant implementation\n       } """,
diff --git a/scripts/guideline_utils.py b/scripts/guideline_utils.py
index 4be1740d1..5d0f46ebe 100644
--- a/scripts/guideline_utils.py
+++ b/scripts/guideline_utils.py
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ def get(key):
         md_to_rst(get("compliant_example_prose")), " " * 16
     )
 
+    # Process exceptions field - convert to RST and indent appropriately
+    exceptions_raw = get("exceptions")
+    exceptions_text = ""
+    if exceptions_raw:
+        exceptions_text = indent(md_to_rst(exceptions_raw), " " * 12)
+
     guideline_text = guideline_rst_template(
         guideline_title=get("guideline_title"),
         category=get("category"),
@@ -195,6 +201,7 @@ def get(key):
         scope=get("scope"),
         tags=get("tags"),
         amplification=amplification_text,
+        exceptions=exceptions_text,
         rationale=rationale_text,
         non_compliant_ex_prose=non_compliant_ex_prose_text,
         non_compliant_ex=format_code_block(get("non_compliant_ex")),